2003 Annual Meeting (August 12, 2003)

Clerk’s Report of the Annual Meeting

Of the Northport Village Corporation

Annual Meeting

August 12, 2003

The Annual Meeting of the Northport Village Corporation was held on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 , at 6:30 PM in the Bayside Community Hall with approximately 167 voters attending. Overseers had previously appointed Ed and Pam Willams to be in charge of voter registration. The Clerk opened the meeting by reading the Call and Return on the Warrant. The Village Warrant and Clerk’s report had been made available in the 2002 Report which was published more than two weeks before the Annual Meeting.

(Article 1) J. Timothy Samway was elected Moderator of the meeting. After being sworn in by the Clerk, Samway invited Northport boy scouts Matt Schleicher and Angus Secotte to lead the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

In his opening remarks, Samway thanked Steve Trenholm for putting up the flag bunting, and Dick Tardif for setting up chairs and the microphone system in preparation for this meeting. He introduced the Overseers and Officers of the Village, and Sal DeMeo, the Police Chief. Samway then thanked President Ken Vlodek, who is retiring from office this year, and the Overseers for their hard work. The Moderator concluded his remarks with the rules of the Town Meeting.

The following is the Treasurer’s Report as of December 31, 2002 :

             General Government

                        Checking                             $46,391.20

                        Community Hall                          462.94

                        Money Market                      42,843.86

                                    Total                         $89,698.00

            Water Department

                        Checking                             $30,088.84

                                    Total                         $30,088.84

            Sewer Department

                        Checking                             $18,373.76

                        CD721053                               1,927.79

                        Money Market                         3,852.31

                                    Total                         $24,153.86

 The following is the Treasurer’s Report of July 31, 2003 :

             General Government

                        Checking                             $62,954.12

                        Community Hall                          470.57

                        Money Market                      42,974.41

                                    Total                       $106,399.10

            Water Department

                        Checking                             $44,573.15

                                    Total                         $44,573.15

            Sewer Department

                        Checking                             $54,138.33

                        Money Market                      23,749.96

                                    Total                         $77,888.29

(Article 2) The Moderator appointed Stan Stalla, Jim Facey, Jeanette Tardif, and Lisa Webster as election officials.  At the chalk board were Candace Williams, Annie Metcalf, and Fraser Metcalf. The Moderator asked Nominating Committee Chairman Sid Block to present the slate of officers. For President, Block nominated Josiah Huntoon. As no names were presented from the floor, Huntoon was elected President of the Village Corporation for the coming year. Block then nominated Daniel Doucette for Treasurer, and Russell Handler was nominated from the floor. Daniel Doucette was elected by a vote of 108 to 46. Eleanor Lagner was the sole nominee for Clerk, and thus was re-elected.

(Article 3) Block presented the Nominating Committee’s slate for the office of Overseer as follows: Marge Brockway, Peter Spollett, Peter Allen, Mike Robbins, David Crofoot, Judy Metcalf, and Pat Lojak. Nominated from the floor were Joe Krulis, Mary Hanrahan, and Ellie Handler.

The following Overseers were elected by written ballot:

             Marge Brockway            136

            Peter Spollett                  134

            Peter Allen                      128

            Mike Robbins                 124

            David Crofoot                 113

            Judy Metcalf                    107

            Mary Hanrahan                84

Not elected were Joe Krulis (73), Pat Lojek (55), and Ellie Handler (53).

(Article 4) President’s Report. Ken Vlodek thanked the Board for their hard work this year, and closed out his term as president with the words, “Bayside is a special place.”

The bids for the Phase II work were opened the morning of this annual meeting, and Sargent & Sargent will be doing the construction for Phase II, beginning on September 1 to lay 200 feet of water pipe down the South Shore Road .

One of Vlodek’s goals was to improve communication and public information distribution. He thanked Ellie Lagner for the Annual Report, and Greg Closter for his Sea Breeze issues.

Ken asked for a moment of silence to remember those who passed away this year: Eugenia Allen, Gwendolyn Hessert, Lillian Parsloe, George Parsloe, and William Parsloe, Jr.

(Article 5) Shall a Bayside Utilities District be established by vote on the following question: “Do you favor permitting the Bayside Utilities District to acquire the water-related and sewer-related assets of the Northport Village Corporation?” After discussion, Doucette proposed an amendment as follows: “Move that article 5 be tabled until a special meeting after July 1, 2004 .” The amended article was Voted.

(Article 6) Shall an Ordinance entitled “Parking Regulations for the Northport Village Corporation” be enacted. Crofoot moved, seconded by Block, the following amendment which re-worded the article as follows: Are you in favor of the Parking Ordinance for the Northport Village Corporation proposed by the Board of Overseers? Defeated.

(Article 7) Doucette moved, seconded by Block, that the Northport Village Corporation raise and appropriate $116,100 for the fiscal year 2004. This money will be raised as follows: $25,000 to be requested from the Town of Northport on the warrant of its Town Meeting, and the balance to be raised from the Village Tax. If the warrant is not approved by the Town of Northport , the budget will be raised entirely from the Village Tax. Voted.

(Article 8) Doucette moved, seconded by Rosenblum, to approve borrowings by the Northport Village Corporation in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for working capital purposes. Funds are to be borrowed in anticipation of the 2004 taxes. Voted.

(Article 9) Doucette moved, seconded by Rosenblum, to approve borrowings by the Northport Village Corporation in an amount not to exceed $100,000. Funds are to be used towards replacement of the Community Hall and Wharf as needed, emergency repairs to utilities operated by the Village Corporation, or for reconstruction of shoreline damage to property owned by the Northport Village Corporation as a result of a storm. Voted.

(Article 10) Stein moved an amendment to Article 10, that the year 2004 be added to the date. Voted. Doucette moved the amended article, seconded by Rosenblum, that the Village charge interest of 10% on all unpaid taxes after November 30, 2004 . Voted.

(Article 11) Committee chairpersons gave brief reports (full reports had been published in the Annual Report). Rohweder summarized the highlights of the safety committee, mentioning the acquisition of a police car for the Village. Smith, archivist, thanked Beverly Crofoot for her work, especially with the Historical Society archives. David Crofoot’s Village Properties Committee had a busy year. The Code Enforcement suit was lost, so the Zoning Board of Appeals is dissolved. All Zoning issues will henceforth be taken care of through the town CEO. The Historical Society house/museum is set up and being renovated, while further plans for Cradle Park are still being discussed. Closter’s Communication Committee published two Sea Breeze issues, the mailing lists have been updated, and the bulletin boards kept up to date. He thanked Dan Webster for keeping everyone so well informed via the website. Krulis reported that the July 4th children’s games went well, with special thanks to Lisa Webster, and joined Phillips in praising the Garden Club/Parks Committee for their work in beautifying the parks. Thanks were given to Pam Williams who has kept the planters watered. From a garden party at the Crofoot’s home, $700 was raised for garden projects.

Ken Vlodek gave the Utilities Committee report update. Phase I work is drawing to a close. Lynch still has some cleanup to do in the Village, but is currently working at Birchcrest, which added 14 new water users to the lists. In addition to construction work for Phase II, one of the primary issues facing the Village now is the wastewater treatment facility, which must be modified to satisfy the DEP consent agreement.

Note: The articles of the Warrant were taken out of order by Moderator request. In order of business, Articles #1 through #3 were addressed, but then #4, #11, #8, #9, #10, were all dealt with in that order while votes for the Overseers were being counted. After Overseers' election results were announced, Articles #5, #6, and #7 were taken up.

By motion of Rosenblum, the meeting was adjourned at 9:46 PM .